Devon TRF Group Forum

wackyracer · Powermonger!!

GLASS

russell11031967 · Devon's Best

wackyracer wrote:
Anyone on this forum a member of GLASS (Green lanes association)
GLASS

Me, I just joined via your link smile (thought I might learn a bit more about ROW wink ) Payment sent just waiting for membership number and newletter smile Nearly as expensive as the TRF, will see if its value for money.

wackyracer · Powermonger!!

Good man i was waiting for a guinea pig to join biggrin biggrin

On a serious issue GLASS has a pretty big input into all things regarding "the lane network" throughout the country

Hence my interest in their workings along with combing efforts from the TRF they could be and are a very good ally as we've seen from national news smile

Pity there isn't a joint TRF/Glass membership to help reduce costs for both parties, especially as they do work together on quite a few projects

Let us know how you get on Russ

jt · Powermonger!!

Have we/should we consider affiliate membership? which Ian is pretty much what you describe and would allow membership for £1....

-- Edited by jt on Wednesday 31st of December 2014 11:45:27 AM

wackyracer · Powermonger!!

yeah looks good mate, i thought that was overseas affiliation membership

Although we don't have to join to work with them wink

russell11031967 · Devon's Best

All arrived very promptly and all looks very organised and official, lots of reading to be done smile

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wackyracer · Powermonger!!

Blimey Russ

Looks very professional, let us know what you think when you've browsed through the book stuff smile

Thanks for sharing mate smile

russell11031967 · Devon's Best

Defiantly seem well organised but I didn't really realize all members seem to be 4X4 people thought it was all other users groups, just me being daft I suppose hmm

Talk all the talk about preserving the countryside and only going out in small groups etc, etc smile .

Only thing that concerns me is some of their vehicles seem way overboard for a gentle day out laning confuse confuse

I have a Land Rover Discovery and have been known to do the odd lane now and again wink But and its a BIG BUT I don't have aggressive tyres, only road tyres, no roll cage and so on and I certainly don't have three winches let alone one. evileye disbelief

Some of their vehicles are Specials, built for competitions etc, admittedly this doesn't mean the vehicle will cause anymore damage, only if its in the hands of someone with little or no respect for the lanes. But it does pose the question WHY confuse blankstare Quiet possibly these people are involved in more than one activity in their vehicles, doing competitive events as well as a bit of laning.

Anyway turns out I know the Devon Area rep so gonna give him a ring and find out a bit more about what they get up to in our area. smile

Will keep you posted smile

cee-b · Clubman A

I used to be a member of GLASS many moons ago when I was laning in a Series 3 Landy.

At the same time my son and I trialled in a Series 2A with a V6 lump, raised suspension, roll cage and seriously gnarly tyres. Sometimes he would come out laning, but we still 'played the game'.

Many TRF members, including me, ride race bikes. Presumably, as members of the TRF we 'play the game'.

I wouldn't worry that the GLASS guys are driving specials/competition vehicles Russell. If they are members of GLASS, then I think we have to work on the presumption that we are all very much on the same side

-- Edited by cee-b on Sunday 4th of January 2015 07:46:07 PM

russell11031967 · Devon's Best

Hi Colin what club did you trial in? as I have done my fair share of trialling and Comp safaris smile

cee-b · Clubman A

We were in Wilts at the time so did events mainly in Wilts/Glos. My son then went on to Lincs for 3 yrs and drove in Lincs/Yorks area. We were members of the RAFMSA, which is a non-geographical (I think that is the term) club.

The problem was finding events that we could be competitive in. The machine was a beast but, because it had a 3 litre Ford Essex engine in it, we couldn't enter Land Rover events and in open events we would get seen off on the tight, twisty bits. The Landy could climb anything but the courses were set for little lightweight Suzuki Jeeps that could turn. Landies can't.

Still, loads of fun though smile

jt · Powermonger!!

cee-b wrote:
The Landy could climb anything but the courses were set for little lightweight Suzuki Jeeps that could turn. Landies can't.

Used to trial an SJ back in the 80's smile I love landys but did get great satisfation from turning up in a tiny 1000cc machine (which was my daily drive) and going places the V8 engined landy specials couldn't biggrin

Son now has a Jimny and its a fantastic little machine.....